Our MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK now has geofencing capabilities through its geolocation feature, which forces endpoints to perform certain actions when devices leave a certain geographical range. This feature enables organizations to add another layer of protection against unauthorized access and data leaks. It’s of particular value to organizations such as government agencies, that need to restrict access to within their national borders, or enterprises that want to limit device access to within close proximity of their physical offices.
Geofencing: An Extra Layer of Defense for Zero-Trust Network Access
Geofencing is a technology that creates virtual boundaries, or fences, around a specific geographic area. Devices leaving this particular area will trigger certain actions, such as sending a notification to the system manager or sending out a warning message. In this case, the device will be automatically treated as non-compliant, locking it out of network access.
Since the geographic area can be set by organizations, this feature provides an extra barrier for employees to gain access to internal network. Organizations could also prevent sensitive information from being accessed by another country by setting the geographic location to their own country.
Watch this video to see how geofencing can protect you from malicious insiders and data leaks.
How MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK Enforces Geofencing Capabilities
Using MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK’s geolocation capabilities, organizations can accurately keep track of endpoint devices’ current location. Combining this with a geofencing policy, you can create a geographic range where devices are marked as compliant. If endpoint devices leave this geographic range, they are treated as non-compliant, sending out warnings to the network admin.
Since the OPSWAT SDK uses the device location services you can be sure that a VPN will not be redirecting the request. The endpoint will use a mix of Host providers, Cell Services and GPS locations to accurately determine its location. In most cases, this falls within a couple of miles to even a couple of feet of the device. The Endpoint SDK retrieves this information using a cross platform API that includes the latitude, longitude, country name and ISO code. With this information you can quickly create a geofencing Policy for your product.
A geofencing policy can include preventing access to not only the Secure Network resources, but it can even be used to brick the computer when outside the geofence. It can alert administrators of a device outside the boundaries. MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK’s geolocation capabilities also help organizations to accurately locate lost or stolen endpoint devices, making it easier to track locations.
MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK is a cross-platform and modular framework that enables software engineers to build advanced endpoint security products. For more details on MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK, contact our experts now.
